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Most popular names in the Netherlands
These are currently the most popular names in the Netherlands, up until the 3rd quarter of 2008.
What do you think?Boys:
01 Daan (= DAH:N)
02 Tim
03 Jayden
04 Sem
05 Thomas (= TAW-mahs)
06 Jesse (= JES-see or YES-su)
07 Thijs (= TIES)
08 Ruben (= RHUY-bun)
09 Lars
10 Milan (= MEE-lahn)
11 Lucas (=LUY=kahs)
12 Sven
13 Stijn (= STIEN)
14 Finn
15 Luuk (= LUYK)
16 Bram (=BRAHM)
17 Nick
18 Max (=MAHKS)
19 Sam (=SAHM)
20 Levi (= LAY-vee)Girls:
01 Sophie (=so-FEE)
02 Lieke (= LEE-ku)
03 Julia (= YUY-lee-ah:) - only name with more than 2 syllables on both lists
04 Sanne (= SAHN-nu)
05 Emma
06 Lotte (= LOT-tu)
07 Anna (= AHN-nah:)
08 Eva (= AY-vah:)
09 Anne (= AHN-nu)
10 Lisa
11 Noa (= NO-ah:)
12 Isa (= EE-sah:)
13 Maud
14 Sara (= SAH:-rhah:)
15 Jasmijn (= JAHS-mien)
16 Anouk
17 Fleur
18 Iris (= EE-rhis)
19 Femke (= FEM-ku)
20 Tess
Maybe this is an easier format:
Boys:
Daan, Tim, Jayden, Sem, Thomas, Jesse, Thijs, Ruben, Lars, Milan,
Lucas, Sven, Stijn, Finn, Luuk, Bram, Nick, Max, Sam, LeviGirls:
Sophie, Lieke, Julia, Sanne, Emma, Lotte, Anna, Eva, Anne, Lisa,
Noa, Isa, Maud, Sara, Jasmijn, Anouk, Fleur, Iris, Femke, Tess

This message was edited 11/8/2008, 1:32 AM

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Ugh...JaydenBlech. I apologize for the United States for spreading the madness to you guys. I like:
Thomas
Milan -I wish more American children were named this. It's such a terrific name.
Lucas
Luuk (though I prefer Luke)
Sophie -I really like soh-FEE, though SOH-fee doesn't do much for me.
Julia
Sanne (prefer as a nickname)
Emma
Anna
Eva
Anne
Jasmin
Iris
Tess as a nickname

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LOL, appology accepted on behalf of the Netherlands :D

This message was edited 11/8/2008, 11:20 PM

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I think none of those names are terribly original or imaginative (I would never use them), but I like some of them nonetheless. Those are:BOYS:Bram
Finn
Milan
StijnGIRLS:Anna
Emma
Jasmijn
Julia
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I like (w/ your pronounciations)Daan, Jesse, Lars, Milan, Lucas, Sven, Finn, Luuk, Nick, Max, SamI think it's funny that out of all of those "Jayden" is number three! :)Sophie, Emma, Anna, Eva, Anne, Lisa, Noa, Isa, Jasmijn, Anouk, Tess
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It looks like the nicknamey trend is sweeping over the Netherlands as well. And it's a shame to see Jayden. Most of the female names are nice though, I like Iris in particular.
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NicknameyThe nicknamey thing is not so much a trend, but really the view a lot of Dutch have on names. If you plan on calling your child "Nick", why bother naming him Nicholas if you don't plan to use the name anyway. I'm quite disappointed about Jayden too :(
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I like these:Jesse
LeviSophie (prefer Sophia)
Eva
Iris
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